Students Hustle for High Culture
Kennewick pupils raise significant funds for fine art reproductions through school-wide competition and performances.
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The exhibition of Elson Art Pictures held in the high school building last week was a success. Through competition among the grade and high school pupils in selling tickets, $70.80 was secured, and by the efforts of the domestic science department $17.65 was raised, making a total of $88.45. Miss Cunningham’s pupils proved the best hustlers, selling $12.80 in tickets, with Miss Smith’s pupils a close second. These two rooms won prizes offered by the Elson Art company. With this money, a satisfactory number of pictures can be purchased. The manual training department will make the frames, and the Arts and Crafts department of the Woman’s Club has presented the school with a fine reproduction of the 'Angelus.' The event included a program of music and the farce 'Lend Me Five Shillings,' performed by the English department, as well as a demonstration by the Washington school children of music, rhythm, and oral expression.
“Miss Cunningham’s pupils proved that they were the best hustlers.”
Long before modern levy battles, Kennewick schools relied on student-led 'hustling' and community-funded art to improve learning environments. The emphasis on practical skills like manual training and domestic science reflects the progressive education movement of the early 1900s.
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